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Local ancestry refers to segments of an individual’s genome that can be traced back to ancestors from different populations living in different places and at different times.
News Release
Researchers from NHGRI, Oxford University and other National Institutes of Health centers have developed and tested a new method to predict hospital-acquired infections involving five other important pathogens.
… at Oxford University. Apart from laboratory tests, contact-tracing is perhaps the most well-known form of detecting … but it comes with limitations. Although contact-tracing takes into account that being in the proximity of an … Instead of using the traditional “any contact” vs. “none” tracing method, the researchers used the amount of time a …
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National Institutes of Health researchers have published an assessment of 13 studies that took a genotype-first approach to patient care.
News Release
NIH researchers and their colleagues identified multidrug-resistant pathogens on the skin of residents in nursing homes. They found that these potentially dangerous microbes spread widely among residents, indicating a need for improved testing and infection control measures to protect people in nursing homes and other vulnerable populations.
Event
On May 19-20, 2016, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted a two-day workshop where participants were asked to weigh the benefits and risks of sharing aggregate genomic data with secondary users.
News Release
Cell Press' "Best of AJHG 2017-2018" includes an article authored by CRGGH researchers Daniel Shriner and Charles Rotimi.
Educational Resources
Positional cloning is a laboratory technique used to locate the position of a disease-associated gene along the chromosome.
Health
Guidance on collecting your family health history information before visiting the doctor.
… and shared with your family members and your doctor. Tracing the illnesses suffered by your parents, grandparents …
Research at NHGRI
The Immersive Simulation Program (ISP) provides expertise, tools, and support for the integration of emerging technology-based methods into health and medical research.
… for their child and assessed various approaches for tracing and evaluating user movement and activity in the VR …
Research Funding
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Pilot Project launched in September 2003 to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence.